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Bonang is currently the Chairman of Commercial of Shell South Africa (Pty) Limited, where he is chairs the boards of Shell South Africa Holdings (Pty) Ltd; Shell South Africa Energy (Pty) Ltd; Shell South Africa Marketing (Pty) Ltd and Shell South Africa Refinery (Pty) Ltd. He also has responsibilities for their Aviation, Marine and Lubricants global businesses and operationally accountable for their Retail; Fuels & Bitumen; Supply & Distribution classes of businesses as well as Legal; HR; Safety (HSSE) and Transformation classes of functions.

Until 31 December 2008, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Drake & Scull FM SA (Pty) Ltd, a Facilities Management company owned by the Tsebo Outsourcing Group.

Up to May 2003, he was Chief Executive:
Shared Services and Associated Companies of Sanlam; a member of the executive committee (EXCO); alternate director of the Sanlam Limited main board; chairman of the board of TASC; a director of Innofin; Gensec Property Services and Fundamo.
Until 2002, he was the Chief Executive: Corporate Marketing, Sanlam.

Until August 2001, he was the Executive Vice President at South African Airways (SAA) responsible for Strategic Alliances, Network Management and Global Sales.
The revenue generated by this business unit was in excess of R8 billion of which more than R5 billion was generated outside of South Africa.
The staff complement was more than 800 with nine direct reports.

Before this, in 1996 he was the Managing Director of Otis (Pty) Ltd – the world's biggest and oldest elevator company where he spent five years– and in 1997, winners of the Black Management Forum's (BMF) "Progressive Company of the Year” award, with responsibilities for South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Botswana and Namibia.
He served on the Management Committee of South Europe, Middle East and West Africa Area (SEA).
Prior to this, he successfully led the Otis Inland Region to improved business performance in General Management as Regional Manager and a member of the Executive (EXCO) Team.

HistoryAfter spending four years at Wits Medical School, he acquired Business and Management experience by spending ten years in the pharmaceutical industry progressing through various positions, including product management and new business development management – culminating in being appointed Export Manager at Logos Pharmaceuticals (MSD), where he was the only delegate from Africa at the "Cholesterol Reducers International Conference” in Barcelona, Spain in 1992.

In 1994, he joined Sandoz Products (Pty) Limited (now Novartis) as Head: Public Affairs and Communications Department and a member of the Executive Committee (EXCO), reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.
Apart from being the official company spokesperson, he also represented the company in various forums; inter alia, the Commission of Inquiry into National Health Insurance.

RecognitionBonang was awarded the 2007 South African Facilities Management Association (SAFMA)'s ‘Personality of the Year' and the 1997 Black Management Forum's (BMF) Manager of the Year.
In October 1998, he attended the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Conference in Miami, Florida. In May 2003 and April 2004 the Young Presidents Organisation (YPO)'s Global Leadership Conference (GLC) in Las Vegas and London respectively.
In November 2001, he received the Presidential Award for his "Servanthood in South African Industry & the Economic Empowerment of Previously Disadvantaged Individuals”.

Koko is currently a partner at EY and is the Africa Leader for Risk Management. She serves in the Executive Committee of both South Africa and Africa Region. She reports to the Africa Chief Executive Officer and Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) Risk Management Leader. She is responsible for legal, compliance, independence, risk management and regulatory services in EY – Sub Saharan Africa. The Risk Management division plays a dual role as a support function to the firms’ service lines and business enabler. It is responsible for protecting EY from the associated risks that could arise from offering professional services to clients throughout Africa. The division provides coordinated advice and assistance on independence, conflicts, legal matters and regulatory and risk management issues as well as handling claims and queries of an ethical nature.

In its oversight of EY Africa operations the Risk Management division monitors key risk processes to manage the threat of litigation, avoid regulatory enforcement and limit damage to EY’s reputation through the uniform and consistent application of global policies and systems.

Koko is a former PwC Partner and held various positions at PwC, including being a Managing Partner of Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces. She also served in the PwC Governing Board and the Southern Africa Executive Committee, being the first female to be appointed in this role.

Koko serves on the following boards:

·EY Africa Executive Committee

·EY South Africa Executive Committee

·Chairs EY Social & Ethics Committee

·EY EMEIA Risk Management Executive Committee

·Black Management Forum and she is the current Deputy President

·IRBA Transformation Sub Committee – Chairs Firm Experience Committee

·Limpopo Premier Advisory Council – Chairs the Technical working group for Enterprise Development

·Black Business Council – Vice President – Professionals

·Nepad – Audit Committee

·Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Advisory Council

Koko is married, a wife and a mother of three; two sons and a daughter.

Mr Themba TC DlaminiManaging Director

Before joining the Black Management Forum, Themba Thomas Cyril Dlamini was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the National Gambling Board (NGB). Mr. Themba TC Dlamini has more 15 years of experience as an executive primarily in the public sector. In his short stay/stint at the NGB, has produced an irrefutable strategic plan and an Annual Performance Plan for the organisation. He has also introduced Built-Operate and Transfer approach into the Gambling Board’s National Central Electronic Systems (NCEMS) that is currently outsourced to a private company. In the three months he spent at the NGB, Mr Dlamini also wrote an opinion piece to argue against the notion that the NGB should be subsumed into the Department of Trade and Industry.
He was a CEO of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), for three years (2011-2013). At ICASA, Mr Dlamini ensured that the regulator’s monitoring and compliance capabilities for broadcasting (radio and television) and postal are enhanced through the procurement of monitoring equipment in this regards. Secured the biggest ever budget bid for the Regulator. After years of struggle to maintain an unqualified audit, Mr Dlamini the three years at ICASA has successfully produced an unqualified audit opinion for the 2012/13 financial year after inheriting a qualified opinion that span two year before joining ICASA.

He was a Deputy Director-General: Corporate Services and Governance at the National Department of Science and Technology.Themba was a Special Advisor to the former Minister of Labour in South Africa, Membathisi Mdladlana with a special focus on Skills Development and Policy matters within labour.

One of the first CEO to commenced with the implementation of the first National Skills Development Strategy (NDSD 1) of the South African government as the Accounting Officer of o the Construction Education and Training Authorities (CETAs). As a freelance consultant for Abenguni Consulting Services Mr Dlamini was able to contribute as one of the panel of consultant to the formulation of the Growth and Development Strategy of the one of the Metropolitan Municipality, the City of Tshwane.

Spent a year with the Provincial North West Health Department as a Chief Director Corporate Services.

A manager for Regulatory Affairs at Telkom SA.

A project leader at the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)

A Research Assistant at the Urban Foundation (now called Independent Development Trust.

A Tutor/Teacher at the Tuition Project funded by the South African Council of Churches focusing on Accounting, Business Economics and Economics.

Summary of educational background

Mr. Dlamini’s highest qualification, is a Masters of Arts in Development Economics, William College, Williamstown Massachusetts, USA.

As an Assistant Researcher to Professor Charles Simkins,Compiled an Annotated Bibliography on HIV and AIDS and the economic impact on South Africa 1989-1990.
Co-authored a Chapter with Professor Charles Siskin’s 1990-1991: “The Problem of Supporting Poor Children in South Africa”. Questionable Issues-Illegitimacy in South Africa. Edited by Sandra Burman and Eleanor Preston-Whyte, Oxford University Press, Cape Town, 1992

Academic ResearchSouth Africa: Creating A Competitive Edge (Research Paper presented to the Centre For Development Economics-Williams College, in partial Fulfilment of the requirement for the Degree of Masters of Arts in Development Economics) 1994.

Other WorkFormulated an evidenced based report arguing against the Rationalisation of the NGB by the Department of Trade and Industry.

Mr Langalethu Manqele
Provincial Chairperson of Gauteng

Professional Background

Langa holds a Bachelors Degree in International Finance and Investments and a SAP Business Systems Certification, both from CIDA City Campus.He is currently a Manager at Nedbank Capital where he is responsible for the bank’s Capital Markets Trading Systems, Process Enhancement and Implementation.

He is the Chairman of the Black Management Forum (BMF) in Gauteng and a BMF Board member. He serves on the BMF Board Executive Committee and on the Policy & Research Committee of the BMF.

Previous Roles

Chairman: BMF Johannesburg Branch.

Founder member: BMF Young Professionals.

SRC President: CIDA City Campus.

National Secretary: BMF Student Chapter.

Highlights

Top 100 Brightest Young Minds in 2006, South Africa

Nedbank Capital Top Achievers in 2012 and 2014.

Mr Rightwell Mzimkhulu Laxa Provincial Chairperson of Mpumalanga

Rightwell Laxa is currently Senior Vice President for Sasol’s Satellite Operations responsible for natural gas pipelines operations in Mozambique and South Africa , wax blending operations in Durban and explosives operations in Ekandustria. He joined Sasol in 1995 as a chemical engineer and has gained experience in various Sasol Operations.His passion and expertise lie in Operations and Joint Venture management.

He is a Director on the Sasol Dyno-Nobel Joint Venture Board and member of the Sasol Group Human Resources Committee.

Qualifications:

Master in Business Leadership (MBL) from UNISA SBL

BSc Eng. (Chemical) from WITS University

Executive Development Programme from GIBS

Membership:

Institute of Directors (IoD)

Black Management Forum (BMF

Mr Jim MatshoProvincial
Chairperson of KwaZulu-Natal

Jim Matsho, currently the Executive Director at Duduzani Consulting. He started his career at Shell SA (Pty) Ltd Retail Department as Territory Manager based in Rosebank (Gauteng Province) and occupied several positions within the oil retail department. Jim joined the forestry industry and served as a manager in various departments of Mondi (Pty) Ltd, most notably as Project Manager, Woodlot Manager, CEO of SiyaQhubeka Forests, and Head of Forestry Partners Programme (Pty) Ltd.

Jim is the current BMF KwaZulu-Natal Chairperson, and recipient of the BMF KZN 2008 Manager of the Year Award. His solid conviction on the ideals of the BMF are a result of his background as the founder member of Black Management Forum Student Chapter of the University of the North and the Ngaka Maseko High School Alumni Association in 2002, the first high school alumni association to be launched by the North West Provincial Education Department in 2004.

Jim also boasts achievement as an economics students national finalist representing the University of the North at the Nedbank/Old Mutual budget speech competition for undergraduate and postgraduate categories. He received the various awards recognizing his outstanding achievements, notables, from South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR); R.H. Hagard Trust Scholarship, for Honours degree; White Water Award for breakthrough operational performance – Shell S.A Retail (North East Region); Outstanding Delivery Performance (2007); Sustainability Award (2009) and Divisional Diamond Award for Sustainability (2009). An the academia front, Jim worked as lecturer at Business Studies Unit (DUT) and Damelin, offering Managerial Economics, Research Methodology and Project Management .

Jim is passion about transformation, land reform, SMME development and student development. He is a Non-Executive Director at Tshwane Economic Development Agency (TEDA), Khulanathi Forestry (Pty) Ltd, Uthungulu Community Foundation (UCF) and Trusteeship at Khulanathi Growers Trust and BMF Trust. He chairs the board of Khulanathi Forestry (Pty) Ltd. Jim holds the following academic qualifications: B.Com (Economics) (UNIN), B.Com (Hons)(Business Management)(UNIN), B.Com (Hons)(Economics) (Vista), M.Com (Marketing)(UP), MBL (UNISA-SBL), M.Com (Economics)(UZ), M.Com (Leaderhip)(UKZN) and Diploma Corporate Law(UJ). He attended several short courses among others: Economic Promotion Leadership Program from GDP Global Development in London – UK.

Dr. Tshegofatso Gopane
Provincial Chairperson of Northern Cape

Tshegofatso
Gopane is a medical practitioner who still operates a private GP practise and
graduated with an MBChB from the University of Natal in 2004. She
started Tshela Bophelo Wellness Solutions in 2010 which is a company focusing
on Health Related Matters and Sustainable Development Consulting for Corporate.
The company does Health Promotion Campaigns, Employees Wellness Strategies and
Programs for organisations in the area of Sustainable Development key areas of
focus are Environment and Community Development and Participation.The
company employs variety of consultants in the various fields of health,
environment and development.She
currently serves as the provincial
secretary for South African Women in Mining for Northern Cape.Through
further education she acquired a Post Graduate Diploma in Business
Administration with UNISA School of Business Leadership, a certificate in
Corporate Governance from the Institute of Directors South Africa (in
partnership with the Department of Trade and Industry) and is also currently
pursuing and MSc in Strategic Planning with the University of Edinburgh.

Dr. John MudauProvincial Chairperson of Limpopo

John Mudau is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of UIGC (PTY) LTD. A company whole owned by the University of Venda. Before joining UIGC John Mudau has worked and served in several committees inside and outside the structures of the BMF.Up until 2013 he was the Deputy Director at UNIVEN Centre for Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation (CRDPA). It was when he was attached to the CRDPA that apart from providing managerial, administrative and policy implementation he produced several Masters and Doctoral graduates in the rural development space.

Up until 2009 John was a senior lecturer in the department of Social Work at the University of Venda. His role where mainly Teaching, Research and Community Development. It was during this time that he facilitated the establishment of several community projects in Limpopo and especially within the Vhembe District.

Up and until 1997 he was a lecturer in the department of Social Work at Forthare University, Alice Campus. His responsibilities were mainly teaching and community development. This has assisted him to work very closely with the communities in and around East London.

He holds the following qualifications and certificates:

BA (SW) from UNIVEN;

MA (Supervision and Management) from University of Pretoria;

PhD from University of Venda;

Certificate in Social Policy formulation and implementation from Oxford University, UK and an

Executive programme at the top from University of Virginia, USA

Currently studying for an MBA at Tswane University of Technology.

He currently serves or is a member of the following professional bodies or Boards.

Chairperson of the Vhembe FET College Council

Member of the Limpopo Provincial Liquor Board

Chairperson of the BMF in Limpopo

Registered member of the South African Social Services Professions

Registered member of the BHF South Africa

Mr. Andile NomlalaProvincial Chairperson of Western Cape

AndileNomlalaisaFounderandCEOofNgwayibanjwaConsultingServices(NCS).

HefoundedNCSin2009.The business started as a strategic marketing consultancy firm focusing on young black professional’s market, forcompanies like Sanlam, Protea Hotels Group and Vodacom. He built his business to become a fully licensedBusiness Partner of Vodacom, focusing on distribution of Vodacom GSM and Fixed Line solutions. NCS is now an ITsolutions integrator with a focus on public, private and hybrid cloud design and deployment which analyze customers ITand Telephonysystemstodeterminethebusinesscasefornewtechnologyadoption.Todateithasafullspectrumof clients from both Public and Privatesector. Andile remaining true to his entrepreneurial spirit, launched NCR accredited, short term loans business, providing finance for rentaldeposits, focusing particularly to young professional’s market, where the barrier to entry into the rental market is very high or expensive to fund.

He was a member of BMF Young Professionals before he was elected BMF Western Cape Provincial Treasurer. He nowserves asBMFWesternCapeChairpersonandBMFBoardMember .AndileservedinthesteeringcommitteeoftheWesternCapeEconomicDevelopmentPartnershipBoard,which developedtheWesternCapeBusinessCompetitiveIndex. He is also a Member of the Cape Town Club.

Amongstvarioushighlightsofhis previous working career, was the Project Management task of a multimillion rand contract from PRASA assigned to him in 2008. Thecontract was awarded to Goldex Engineering and Maintenance (GEM) for the refurbishment of Metro Rail Coaches inCape Town Area where Andile served as FinancialManagerandlaterasGroupProcurementHead. His responsibilities included the setting up of the plant, procuring components from within andoutside thecountryandensuringtheoverallprojectimplementationandsuccess. He holds a Bcom degree from the University of the Western Cape.

Ms Nela Mojanaga Provincial Chairperson of North West

Ms Mojanaga qualified as a social worker in 1983, at the University of Fort Hare. She honed her skills by pursuing post graduate diplomas in community development, health management and facility management from various universities locally and internationally, Afro Asian Institute in Israel, Sheffield Hallam, National Institute of Public Health in Japan, University of Natal, University of Cape Town, University of Free Sate and the North West University.Ms Mojanaga worked as a social worker for a period of twelve years. She has practised as a case worker, group worker and a community developer for seven of the twelve years.
She worked in Botshabelo in the Free State for a period of twelve years. During this time she was also doing philanthropic work through out the Province in various organizations such as Trust for Christian Outreach and Education(TCOE), National Progressive Primary Health Care Network(NPPHCN) and Orange Free State Rural Committee(OFSRUC)She established the District Health System in Ventersdorp and Dr Kenneth Kaunda from 1996 to date. Her primary focus was on providing strategic leadership in integrating fragmented health and social welfare services.
She has been awarded various awards for her contribution in service delivery: TCOE for dedicated service delivery to communities in 1999, Premiers Awards for Outstanding Performance in Health Care Service Delivery in 1998 and 2003, Centre for Public Service Innovation( CPSI) Silver Awards for Public Private Partnership and Innovation in Improving Service Delivery in 2009.She has been actively involved in BMF activities since 2003.

Ms. Thabisa SigwelaProvincial Chairperson of Eastern CapeMs. Sigwela is a socio-economic transformation catalyst whose vision and skills contributed to the attainment of business goals and objectives of various corporations that she previously worked for, namely: Coca Cola Sabco, Edcon Group, Transnet National Ports Authority and Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury. Currently Ms. Sigwela holds the position of General Manager: Corporate Services in the Eastern Cape Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism.

Ms. Sigwela holds an honours degree in Industrial and organizational psychology. She is currently completing her MCOM degree with Stellenbosch University. She is also a registered Psychometrist with the Health Professions Board of South Africa. A Chartered HR Professional: Generalist who has gained extensive experience in the field of Human Capital Management. A multi-talented leader with a passion for transformation, sustainable socio-economic growth and development of the country.

In 2011, Ms. Sigwela won the BMF “Manager of the Year” award in recognition of the sterling work that she achieved as a leader and change agent over the years. Ms. Sigwela is currently the Chairperson of the Black Management Forum in the Eastern Cape Province. She is passionate about the advancement of women and youth, especially those from previously disadvantaged backgrounds.Apart from pursuing her career ambitions and duty to society, she devotes most her time to family and close friends. Ms. Sigwela’s source of inspiration is embedded on firm Christian values. She values “UBUNTU”, integrity and prosperity. She is married to Dr. Ayanda Sigwela and they reside in East London.

Ms. Annah LelimoProvincial Chairperson of Free State

Annah obtained National Diploma in Chemical Engineering from University of Johannesburg. She also has a diploma in Project Management with Damelin. She started her career with AECI Pty (Ltd) in 1996 and moved to Blade Technologies as a process engineer. She later worked for Fastrac Consultants in Nelspruit as a project manager. She is currently the founder and manager of Thabong Bakery and Chairperson of SAWEN (South African Women Entrepreneur’s Network) for Free State province. In terms of awards, she received the following recognitions:

2014 Inkanyezi service Award by SAWE

2013 Best Performing Quality Intervention Technology Award by the Department of Trade and Industry ( the dti)

Previous National winner of Ligugu Lami Award by and Brandhouse Pitch and Polish

Finalist of Eskom’s BIC 2010, Technology For Women in Business (TWIB) 2011 and runner up of 2013 Best Female Entrepreneur by the International Labour Organization (ILO)

Ms Tasneem Fredericks
Company secretaryTasneem is a qualified attorney and notary admitted on 20 February 2003. She was enrolled on 22 July 2004 as a practicing Conveyancer and was employed by Harry Lampert and Sloan Wilson & Associates since November 2004 – 30 June 2005. She then worked at the Nedbank Legal Department for a year preceeding current employment and completed both articles and one year post articles at Mc Williams and Elliot Inc.

She commenced as patner at Lampert and Fredericks on the 1st July 2005. She’s also an Executive Member of the Black Conveyancer's Association and Deputy Chairperson of the Black Management Forum in Eastern Cape

Mr. Thuso SegopoloNational
Chairperson of BMF Young Professinals

Thuso Segopolo, is a National
Chairperson of BMF Young Professionals and a business analyst by profession at
Afrozaar Consulting in Cape Town. He has represented South Africa in a number
of international leadership gatherings which include World Business Dialogue
in Germany and Global Engagement Summit in the US, Chicago. He was
earlier in 2013 selected as one of the Global Shaper for World Economic Forum.
He was conferred with two BTech Degrees in Information Technology and
Business Administration respectively. He is the scholar of the Thabo Mbeki
African Leadership Institute where he is currently studying Good Governance and
Anti-Corruption in Africa.

Mr. Godfrey MajaNational Student Chapter Chairperson

Godfrey Maja holds a Law ( LLB) Degree from Wits University and is currently studying towards a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management at Wits. Godfrey is currently part of the Retail & Business Banking at Barclay’s Africa working as an Acquisition Banker. Before joining Barclay’s , he was part of Microsoft South Africa ( Legal & Corporate Affairs team) , where he supported the work of the Corporate Affairs Manager by, among other things, building relationships and participating in dialogues with stakeholders aimed at helping the company achieve its National Plan. He has exposure in Policy formulation , Legislative and regulatory complex concerning ICT’s such as Privacy, Data Protection, Cyber-security, Compliance, Contracts and has an interest in Company Law , Property , Financial Services and business in general.

He was selected in the Top 100 Brightest Young Minds South Africa 2014, an initiative supported by Barclay’s . Throughout his academic career at Wits University, Godfrey has gained short and medium term experience at institutions such as the Independent Electoral Commission ( IEC), The Wits School of Economics & Business Sciences, The Wits Law Clinic as well as Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (ENS Africa). During this period, he also got published in the Wits Law School magazine. Before he went to the University of Witwatersrand, Godfrey attained his National Senior Certificate as the highest performing learner from Dr WF Nkomo Secondary School in Tshwane.

Previous Leadership Positions:

Provincial Chairperson of BMF Student Chapter , Gauteng.

National Head of Marketing and PRO for BMF Student Chapter.

Branch Chairperson of BMF Student Chapter, Wits University.

Member of the WITS Council Readmissions Committee .

Branch Chairperson of ANC Youth League , Wits University.

Executive Member of South African Students Congress, Wits University.

Regional Deputy Chairperson of Congress of South African Students, Tshwane.

Ms. Masabatha Mthweku Co-Opted Director

Ms Sabi Mthwecu is a seasoned Corporate Executive with extensive experience of over 20 years. She has been a Transportation Researcher, a visiting Professor in Economics at Mt Holyoke College College in MA, a Housing Finance practitioner, a JIPSA Coordinator for the Deputy President of SA, Executive for Real Estate Asset Management, Energy Management, and Small Enterprise Development. She has served at an Executive level in various entities. She has presented International papers and has authored various publications. She is the founder of the Tshedza Community Development Trust and sits on various Boards including the Black Management Forum (BMF). She chairs the Arup Education Trust. She has travelled the world thrice and loves good food.